semelle
\sə.mɛl\
The verdict
“semelle” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,572 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,572
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce de cuir, de caoutchouc, qui fait le dessous d’une chaussure, d’une botte, d’une pantoufle.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | semelle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sə.mɛl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,572 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “semelle” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for semelle is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sə.mɛl\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,572 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for semelle, with forms such as "esmelle", "seemlle", and "semele". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Séville", "semence", "semoule", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is semelle, spelled S-E-M-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce de cuir, de caoutchouc, qui fait le dessous d’une chaussure, d’une botte, d’une pantoufle.
- 2Pièce de cuir, de caoutchouc, qui fait le dessous d’une chaussure, d’une botte, d’une pantoufle.
- 3Pièce de cuir, de caoutchouc, qui fait le dessous d’une chaussure, d’une botte, d’une pantoufle.
- 4Pied, longueur d’un pied.
- 5Pièce de bois couchée horizontalement sous le pied d’un étai, ou servant d’entrait dans un comble.
- 6Pièces de bois plates qu’on met sous un corps pesant pour servir à le faire glisser.
- 7Plateau de bois très épais, qui se place entre les deux flasques d’un affût, et sur lequel le canon repose.
- 8Viande très dure à mâcher ou trop cuite.
- 9Partie lisse d'un ski en contact avec la neige pour faciliter son glissement.
- 10Jeu d’enfants consistant à toucher alternativement avec la plante du pied, la terre puis le pied de son partenaire.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esmelle,seemlle,semele,semelel,semlele,semmelle,smeelle,ssemelle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semelle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “semelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-E-M-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sə.mɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Séville” - see the side-by-side comparison. semelle vs Séville
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.